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The Bangladesh Open University ((ベンガル語:বাংলাদেশ উন্মূক্ত বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়)) or BOU is a public university with its main campus in Board Bazar, Gazipur District, Dhaka Division. It is the 7th largest university in the world according to enrollment. The university was established on October 21, 1992.〔Heidelberg Bangladesh Law Translation Project: (Bangladesh Open University Act, 1992 ) (URL last accessed on April 30, 2007)〕 As the only public university in Bangladesh to use distance education as a method of delivery, BOU is mandated to "promote through multimedia; instruction of every standard and knowledge – both general and scientific – by means of any form of communications technology, to raise the standard of education and to give the people educational opportunities by democratizing education and creating a class of competent people by raising the standard of education of the people generally."〔Clause 5, Bangladesh Open University Act, 1992〕 ==History== Distance education was first introduced into Bangladesh when the Education Directorate was assigned with the responsibility for distribution of 200 radio receivers to educational institutions. This led to the creation of an Audio-Visual Cell and later the Audio-Visual Education Centre (AVEC) in 1962. Upon achieving independence in 1971, mass education was viewed as a priority in the new nation. The School Broadcasting Programme (SBP) was launched in 1978. The project was later expanded to become the National Institute of Educational Media and Technology (NIEMT) in 1983. In 1985, the NIEMT was renamed the Bangladesh Institute of Distance Education (BIDE) which offered, apart from audio-visual materials, a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) programme via distance learning validated by the University of Rajshahi. The success of BIDE encouraged policymakers to take up a major plan for establishing an open university.〔''The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education'': (Current Status and Prospects for E-learning in the Promotion of Distance Education in Bangladesh ), Tofazzal Islam & Abu Sadeque Md. Selim, Vol. 7 Issue 1, 2006 (URL last accessed on May 1, 2007)〕〔BOU website: (Profile of BOU ) (URL last accessed on May 1, 2007)〕〔Banglapedia: (Teachers' Training Institute ) (URL last accessed on May 1, 2007)〕 In 1992, the plan came into fruition with the tabling and passing of the BOU Act 1992 and Prime Minister was the chancellor of the Bangladesh Open University. On 22 June 2009 a bill was placed in the parliament to assign the president as chancellor replacing the prime minister. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bangladesh Open University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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